George Stubbs, painter : catalogue raisonné / Judy Egerton.
By: Egerton, Judy
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BookPublisher: New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2007Description: 655 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 34 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 9780300125092 ; 0300125097 .Subject(s): Stubbs, George, 1724-1806 -- Criticism and interpretation | Stubbs, George, 1724-1806 -- Catalogues raisonnésDDC classification: 759.2 STU | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Reference | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Reference | 759.2 STU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 00192283 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
George Stubbs (1724-1806), now recognized as one of the greatest and most original artists of the eighteenth century, stands out from other practitioners in the field of animal painting. His most frequent commissions were for paintings of horses, dogs, and wild animals, and his images invariably arrest attention and frequently strike a deeply poetic note.
Stubbs did not emerge as a painter until he was in his mid-thirties, but then his genius flowered astonishingly. He steadily celebrates English sporting and country life and reveals himself--in his "incidental" portraits of jockeys and grooms, for example--as a perceptive observer of different levels of social behavior. Among his many experiments with technique were his chemical experiments with painting in enamels, first on copper and later on earthenware "tablets," manufactured for him in Wedgwood's potteries.
This is the first full catalogue of Stubbs's paintings and drawings. Along with the full catalogue entries, the book offers a lengthy study of Stubbs's art and career.
Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Includes bibliographical references (p. [637]-640) and index.
Birth : Liverpool -- Stubbs in York -- Rome : the lion & horse -- Horkstow : The anatomy of the horse -- Thoroughbred horses and noble patrons -- Mares and foals -- \'Animalium pictor\' -- The gentry, their dogs, and horses communing -- Painting in enamel on copper -- Stubbs and Josiah Wedgwood -- Debts, death and dispersal -- Catalogue.
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This catalogue raisonne by Stubbs scholar Egerton is an incredible undertaking and a major contribution. Long thought of merely as a horse painter, Stubbs is now considered one of the greatest 18th-century British painters for his other works as well, including portraits, conversation pieces, and animals--exotic and otherwise, but particularly dogs. While he has been underestimated as a landscapist and portraitist, he is also known for his copper and earthenware enamels. Stubbs's work as a draftsman and printmaker are nearly as important as his work as a painter, e.g., the superlative drawings/prints of the Anatomy of the Horse. Following excellent chapters on Stubbs's life and career is the catalogue of 343 works, arranged more or less chronologically and usually illustrated in color with the title, date, medium, dimensions, and provenance starting with the original owner, the exhibition history, and literature. Nearly all the present owners are listed as "Private Collection." New material has emerged, including the fact that Whistle Jacket was not originally planned to have a rider, as had been thought previously. The Green Monkey (1797) is another species, and a replica of a 1774 version. The elegant White Poodle on a Punt is now dated about 1780. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers. T. J. McCormick emeritus, Wheaton College (MA)Author notes provided by Syndetics
Judy Egerton is the leading authority on Stubbs and worked at both the Tate Britain and National Gallery, London. This catalogue was researched and written during her tenure as Senior Research Fellow at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art from 1998 to 2006.